Metallic railway tie



A. R. ROGERS METALLIC RAILWAY TIE June 5, 1928. 1,672,342

Ffiled Feb. 26, 1927 i l MIMI-..15 #nl /J Patented June 5, 1928.

l v'1,672,342 ENT OFFICE.

UNITED rSTATESA PAT ADRIAN E. ROGERS, E EU Bois, PENNSYLVANIA, Ass'IeNoaTo GEORGE ALLsoP,

JAMES A. FYE, AND GEORGE STRONG, 0F IDU BOIS, PENNSYLVANIA, AND WILLIAMSTRONG, OF BROOKVILLE BOROUGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

METALLIC RAILWAY TIE.

Application filed February 2 6, 1927. Serial No. 171,266.

i sion of a. steel or metal tie for supporting the rails of railways,constructedto permit ready positioning and securing of the rails thereonand their expeditious removal when desired. i

Asin important object of this invention is` the provision of a metalhollow tie of the abovecharacter.having fixed and movable means forsecuring the rails thereon, said means being readily adjustable toaccommodate rails of varying sizes and weights, within predeterminedlimits I A further object of this invention is the provision of a metaltie of this character having a portion ,of its surface adjacent theinner sides of the opposing `rails struck up to form an integral strapor loop to receive a slidable rail-flange engageable wedgey clip, whichis adjustable to different sized rails, and having means associatedfwiththe struck up portion and clip to lock the latter in the desiredadjusted position.

lith these and other objects in View, which will become apparent at thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the construction,combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully describedand claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,'in which likecharacters of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalfigures, of which:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of my improved tie with parts operativelypositioned and broken away intermediate'the rails;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. l:and

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional View taken ony the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

The types of metal ties now in use with which I am familiar have proveneither too costly to manufacturev or by not being ad-l justable todifferent sized rails and for other reasons unsatisfactory, and it wasto overcome such deficiencies, and to provide a metallic tiemanufacturable at a minimum cost, having fiXed and movable rail-flangeengageable clips, the movable clips being slidable at right angles tothe rails vinto and out of engagement with the rail flange, andadjustable to `different sized rails, and having means to prevent theirvertical or lateral movement when locked in operative position, that'I`designed the tie forming' the subject mat-ter of this invention. i

Inthe illustrated embodiment characterizing this invention there isshown a metallic tie 5 of hollowconstruction substantially invertedyU-shaped in cross sect-ion. Mounted onthe.uppersurface of the tie spacedfrom either end is a j alate-like clip 6 having an upwardly deflectedportion 'i' adapted to overlie and engage the outer ange S of thetransversely extending rail 9, which when secured to the tie `5 by boltsor other suitable fastening means 10 is adapted to grip the said flange8 to hold the rail in place and prevent its lateralvor longitudinaldisplacement. f

.An `integral loop or strap-like'member 11 is formed in the surface ofthe tie 5 slightly spaced from each of the inner flanges 12 by providinga pair of spaced parallel transverse cuts and raising or striking up theportion between such lines above the surface plane of the tie. The saidloop 11 is adapted to receive a slidably movable clip 13 comprising anupwardly deflected flange engaging portion 141, the other or free endterminating in an upstanding operating inen'iber 'orlug 15.. When theclip 13 is brought into operative engagement with thek inner flange 12of the rail 9, a Wedging effeet. 1s obtained between the tie surface,the flange, and the loop 11, which in cooperation with clip 6 firmlysecures the rail 9 against lateral or longitudinal displacement. Anopening or aperture 16 is formed in the clip 13 adapted to selectivelyregister with a series or plurality of apertures 17 formed in the loopmember 11, so that. the clip 13 may be locked in the desired adjustedposition according to the particular size of the rail 9 by a locking pin18 passing through such registering apertures. vWhile for the ex'-peditious laying of thetrack, I have preferably shown the locking meansas a pin, a

bolt or other suitable locking means may bev employed if desired. `Andlikewise, it Willv be understood that in order to increase theadjustability of clip 13 a plurality of apertures .16 may be formedtherein if desired. However, the size of therail and the range lillpressing upwardly portions of the uppei` wall of the tie, such ribsbeing adapted to linut the movement of clip 1.3 in flange diS- engagingdirection to normally prevent complete separation of the same from theloop ll and consequent loss during handling of the tie, but notsufli'ciently high to prevent the manual insertion of said clip in loopll er possible disengagen'ient tl'ierefrom. l

From the above it is apparent that I have designed a tie having novelrail attaching means and adapted to lend itself to expeditious trackconstfu'ction by being readily adjustable to different. sized rails andquickly and easily secured to or detached therefrom, and capable ofbeing manufactured from sheet metal at a minimum expenditure of time,labor and material.

Although in practice, l have found that the form of my inventionillustrated in the accompanying drawings and referred to in the above'description as the preferred embodiment is the most eflicient andpractical; yet realizing the conditions concurrent With the adoption ofmy device will necessarily miner changes in details of construction,

proportion and arrangement of parts, may be resorted to within the scopeof the appended claims Without departing from or sacrificing any of theprinciples of .this invention. f

Having thus described my invention, what I desire protected by LettersPatent is as set forth in the following claims:

l. A metallic railway tie having rail securing means mounted thereon,said means including a movable rail engaging means, an integralloop'having plurality of apertures formed therein and adapted to receivethe movable means, said movable means having an aperture for selectiveregistration with the apertures in the loop7 and means extending throughthe registered apertures to lock the movable'means in rail engagingposition.

2. A metallic railway tie having rail securing means mounted thereon,said means including a slidable rail engaging clip, an integral loopformed on the upper surface of the tie in which the clip is slidablymounted, stop means formed on the surfacev of the. tie to limit theretractile movement of the clip and prevent its complete separatlonvfrom the loop, and means cooperating With the loop and clip to l'ock thelatterin ad- -jus'ted rail ei'igaging position. vary, I desire toemphasize that various ADRIAN R. ROGERS.

